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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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